Quinta de Saes 2018 Estagio Prolongado

€ 22.26

Quinta da Pellada is today unanimously regarded as the greatest reference in the Dão region and this Estagio Prolongado is a very special wine in this producer's portfolio.

Together with his daughter, Maria, Alvaro Castro - one of Portugal's most respected winemakers - cultivates beautiful native grape varieties with great care and respect. with which he manages to make elegant, fine and balanced wines.

This 2015 crop, the most recent on the market, was long awaited, as there was the curiosity to compare it to the sensational 2014 crop. And despite the bar being set very high, it did not disappoint. The purity of the red and wild fruits dominates the aroma, also slightly floral, well supported by the characteristic vegetal background of Pellada wines. The mouth is soft, very tasty, with fine tannins, in a set of good complexity and elegance, with a fine acidity, very well proportioned and refreshing in its entirety. A wine that always will be enjoyed

Food-Pairing

Quinta de Saes Tinto Reserva Estagio Prolongado has gorgeous, food-friendly acidity and fresh red fruit that pairs very well with roast game, particularly duck or goose. Mushrooms and other umami-laden dishes are also fine pairs.

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro Preto (Pé de rato), Jaen, Tinta Roriz

This wine is macerated for 10 days, cold soak, to maximize aromatic extraction. Wild yeast fermentation in stainless fermentation vats, then aged for 18-24 months in 2nd and 3rd use large format French oak. Fined and filtered, then racked to bottle for an additional 6 months prior to release.

As the name suggests, this wine ages in oak barrels for a long period of time, but due to the excellent quality of the fruit and wood, the oak is very well integrated and does not surpass the delicious and abundant fruit.

Alcohol content

13%

Store & Serve

Serve between 16 - 18 ºC

To drink from 2020 until 2025

Awards & Critics

Silver - The TEXSOM International Wine Awards

3,9/5 - Vivino (259 ratings)

Tags: Alvaro Castro - Niepoort - Dao